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This is one of those that’s a favorite of a lot of people (or so I’m told) but that I’ve never really liked much. Bathroom humor always feels cheap and forced to me. On these early strips I was drawing at a smaller size and using paper and pens that were quite a bit different [...]
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Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
Jan 18, 11 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 5 “Hungry” |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
After I did the first 10 SuperFogeys strips on my blog at MySpace, I decided to try to find a place to get the strip hosted and see if I could produce something like it on a regular basis. When the SuperFogeys did find a host site (pre-Th3rd World) I decided to start the strip [...]
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Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Oct 11, 17 | 737 – Dastard Number Two |
This is the first strip where I’m really demonstrating the perverseness of Dr. Rocket, an aspect of his personality that would come to define him later. It’s hard writing a perverse character in what is essentially an all-ages strip, but I think this strip is a good example of how it can be done. It’s [...]
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Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
Sep 15, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 3 “The 80s” |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
I knew I wanted Dr. Rocket’s monologue to be about how he got Spy Gal unconscious, but I wanted his means of accomplishing that to be something humorous, brief and unique. I thought he might drug her, but just any ol’ drug wouldn’t do. It had to be something exotic. Boom: Space Pig Urine. It [...]
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Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Nov 12, 06 | 40 – Jumpin’ Jujubees! |
Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
There are essentially two ways to do a comic strip (as I see it): with or without a continuing story. The intro of Spy Gal is when I realized that I just wasn’t capable of doing one-off jokes. I ALWAYS have a story to tell. Spy Gal was originally supposed to be a character named [...]
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Mar 19, 14 | 581 – Gorgeous Guy Has Feelings |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
For Spy Gal’s intro, I wanted to push the boundaries of good taste a little. Is it right to make light of the dementia that all-too-often takes over the minds of older people? …Depends on how you do it. Turns out Spy Gal was faking, but it’s a theme I plan on revisting. Why Turnip? [...]
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Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
It still pains me to look at the art in a lot of these early strips. Where the crud are the frickin’ wheelchairs? The only answer I have is that I was lazy and was trying to draw as little as possible. I really saw the strips as more of an exercise in pacing and [...]
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Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Sep 18, 13 | 536 – Zurida and Her Subjects |
his is the second of the additions I made to the original 10 black and white strips I did to kick off the SuperFogeys. Originally, episode 8 went into what is now episode 10 without this minor stopover to make explicit what was once subtle. She’s Spy Gal. Spy Gal is a spy. Duh. It [...]
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Dec 24, 09 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “Comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” No. 2! |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Sep 25, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 1! |
Jul 31, 13 | 522 – A Favor for Spy Gal |
Dec 25, 08 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys (2008) |
This is one of my favorites. I think it really brings home the idea that these guys are old. We don’t know how Mr. Crook died, but he was in a nursing home and that’s what people tend to do there so we don’t even wonder what the cause was. Maybe that’s a story I’ll [...]
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Mar 25, 11 | Pg. 8 “Get Her” |
Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
I had written myself into a bit of a corner. I had Spy Gal come to Valhalla, but she didn’t really need to be there. Somehow, I had to make her stay. Enter the Orderly (later named Gene) and the Power Dampener. Visually, Spy Gal would never be the same after this strip and I [...]
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Jan 29, 07 | 89 – WebSpace Page: Dr. Rocket |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Nov 9, 16 | 712 – Ah-ah-ah |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
This is one of my absolute favorites. I think it’s one of the funniest last panels I’ve ever come up with. So, of course, only about half the people who read it actually get it. This one gets knocked down by a lot of people for not standing too well on its own. I suppose [...]
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Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Time between the creation of SuperFogeys 12 and 13: 2 months. This is the first strip that really sets the tone for what the SuperFogeys would be. The art is finally coming into its own, resulting in a strip that I’m really proud of. I love the subtle pacing of the camera zoom. It’s a [...]
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Nov 13, 17 | 746 – The New Maid |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Sep 11, 19 | 799 – Redemption is Possible |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
First of all: yes, they’re watching Jeopardy. The real point of this strip was to show Jerry’s concern for Spy Gal and Captain Spectacular’s utter lack of it. I wrapped that point in a Jeopardy joke recycled from Groundhog Day because I figured I’d better do this joke now and early in order to get [...]
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Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Jul 11, 08 | Guest Strip by Sean Conchieri of “Pixel!” |
What’s sadder than a guy who can run really fast that’s stuck behind a walker? The answer is nothing, my friends, nothing. That’s what makes Swifty so much fun–we all know exactly why he’s so bitter and grumpy and you just can’t blame the guy. For Swifty’s design, I couldn’t make him look too much [...]
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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Aug 19, 11 | Pg. 5 “Why She Left” |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Aug 13, 12 | 435 – A Job Well Done |
This is one of those strips I really, really struggled with. I knew the last thing I wanted was for Dr. Rocket to successfully take advantage of Spy Gal. I mean, this just isn’t that kind of strip. The simplest solution would have been to have Jerry or Captain Spectacular bust through the wall and [...]
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Feb 11, 13 | 479 – Rescued By Fidel Castro |
Oct 2, 13 | 540 – Jerry is Committed |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
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Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
This one is just ugly. None of the characters look right, though I do love how the idea of Spy Gal kissing Dr. Rocket just rolls off Captain Spectacular. The man just does not care. Plus: sexy shoulder blades.
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Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Dec 8, 06 | 57 – Captain Spectacular Forgot His Pants |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Although I didn’t realize it at the time, this was a step in the right artistic direction for the SuperFogeys. The changing camera views were necesitated by the storyline and made for a much stronger reading experience. There’s a little easter egg in this one with the picture of the girl on the wall in [...]
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Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
May 25, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 1 “Where the Story Begins” |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
I love this strip. I think this is the one where you get the best sense of the relationship between Captain Spectacular and Jerry. The first panel alone–I think if the entire strip were just that panel, I’d be happy. I don’t think anyone else laughs at that first panel (That’s not where the joke [...]
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Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
Feb 26, 14 | 575 – Undermined |
Aug 15, 14 | Pg. 7 “Kill ‘Em All” |
Jan 29, 20 | 828 – Sorry About the Torture |
Me: Hey, I’ve got a great idea. Me: What’s that? Me: You know how we could get a lot of strips done quickly? Me: How? Me: We could just cut/paste all the best bits from previous strips and add only minor alterations! Me: Genius. Future Me: I beg to differ.
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Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
My lazy self strikes again. As for the story here, this strip was important to me because I had a very real fear at the time that it was going to be perceived that I had a hatred towards women. Dumb, right? I mean, Dr. Rocket is a character, he doesn’t speak for me, but [...]
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Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Apr 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 9 “Press Conference” |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
This is the strip that finally broke me. I enjoy the dialogue here a lot, but the art is the (seemingly) umpteenth strip made out of spare parts. This is when I realized things had to change.
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Feb 22, 12 | 389 – The Invisible Pain |
Oct 13, 20 | 846 – Oh, He Dead |
Jul 28, 22 | 910 – The Hero the World Needs |
Jun 7, 22 | 895 – Can’t Stop Won’t Stop |
Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
I do believe this strip marks the first close-up I’d ever done in the Superfogeys. I began looking for ways to change the camera around and push the framing into the storytelling more. It was just one panel, but it was a start.
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Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Dec 29, 10 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar (Extra) |
Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
Oct 20, 06 | 26 – How Jerry Met Spy Gal |
Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
I love this little experiment. It’s two jokes, one the main plot and one a jokey subplot, that don’t work so well on their own but that compliment each other, I think, pretty well. Jerry’s frustration here is my own. Sleep, it seems, will always be denied me. I had no idea the Space Pig [...]
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Nov 17, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Last Punch” |
Jun 11, 12 | 419 – Adrenalin |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Aug 9, 22 | 913 – Any Questions? |
Double-sized strips are always fun, but I’m not sure this is the best use of it. The flashback certainly was fun to do. The idea here should be clear: Jerry is Captain Spectacular’s sidekick. This is all set-up and revelation. You should be getting the idea by now that Chapter 1 is really Jerry’s story.
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Jan 26, 07 | 84 – You Don’t Mess with Dr. Klein |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
May 28, 09 | 210 – What Happens Next |
Nov 10, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Girlfight” |
This is the episode that almost never was. My original plan was to go from strip 26 to the last strip of Chapter 1–what is now strip 28. However, I realized fairly late in the game that I hadn’t really done anything to set up WHY CS and Spy Gal would get back together. I [...]
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Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
Jun 22, 15 | 646 – Dark Maiden Wants What Now? |
Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
The last strip of Chapter One is one that I had planned for a long, long time. Once I decided to do the SuperFogeys for real, I quickly came up with a grand plan. This plan extends far, far beyond this chapter, though this ending is the first touchstone in that plan. If you ever [...]
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Jan 14, 10 | 239 – How Captain Spectacular Knows The Third Man |
Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
This first strip in chapter 2 is all about setting up the game and introducing Dr. Klein, an obviously important figure at Valhalla. When I started the SuperFogeys, I always had it in the back of my mind that I would need to create a “man-in-charge” at some point. Dr. Klein, with his german name [...]
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Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Aug 4, 14 | 615 – Flirting in the White House |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
I love Spy Gal. It’s probably the adolescent schoolboy in me, but I have a lot of fun teasing her and putting her in some horrible situations. It’s always fun to see what she’ll do. Gene is the stand-in for my fifteen-year-old self. And, in case you can’t make it out, the book Spy Gal [...]
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Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
Jul 30, 09 | 218 – Good Friends |
Apr 30, 14 | 591 – About That Thing… That One Time |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
One of the better-paced strips I’ve done (or so I’ve been told) and a solid, economical reintroduction to three of the main characters.
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Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Sep 16, 19 | 800 – Earth-Avenge |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
Oct 26, 12 | Pg. 10 “The End?” |
Some people thought Dr. Klein’s look in the third panel coupled with his German name mean that Dr. Klein is evil. I won’t comment on the prejudices of my readership, but I will say that I did not have that in mind when I drew it. I was just experimenting with what I could do [...]
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Mar 8, 11 | Pg. 6 “Area is Secure” |
May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Ugh. This is my failed experiment. Like Strip 25, I had two ideas for a strip and tried to make them into one. As drawn, panel 3 preceded panel 2, but at the last minute I got the idea to integrate them more. It didn’t work. Not helping matters is the last panel. For the [...]
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May 16, 12 | 412 – Calling Valhalla |
Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
Dec 16, 08 | 188 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 5 “In The Dark” |
Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
Like Spy Gal in Chapter 1, I had spent two strips building up the arrival of the Healer. I wanted his entrance to be important and surprising. Originally, the Healer was going to be an old man in a cloak. Much more like Dr. Strange or something like that. After being comfortable with that for [...]
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The SuperFogeys are so stiff and immobile, it was fun to cut loose a little on a character like the Healer. I made it double-sized because I wanted the figures to breathe a little and see what I could do with a character who is real expressive. There’s some good lines in this one (Dr. [...]
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Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
Nov 28, 16 | 714 – Pathetic Counterpart |
Apr 27, 11 | 311 – The Glow of the Screen Shines Brightly |
Oct 5, 16 | 704 – Ankle Biters |
More Healer nonsense. You can see how my camera is really changing up now. I’ve left behind almost completely the cut/paste of the previous chapter, something I was real glad to do. The Space Pig is always fun to bring back. There’s no way to explain him and his function every time out, so I [...]
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Nov 25, 10 | 286 – Duty and Retirement |
Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
I hate the first panel of this one. CS and Spy Gal just don’t look right and I don’t know what I was thinking. The entire point of this strip was to establish that Spy Gal is attracted to Dr. Klein. I don’t do anything more with it for the whole of Chapter 2, but [...]
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Aug 22, 14 | Pg. 8 “The Captor Revealed” |
Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
This is a strip I’m really proud of. It’s very much a side-trip from the main story, but I think it’s poignant in a way that SuperFogeys hasn’t been up until now. While writing the SuperFogeys, I often have to ask myself, “What will it be like when I’m old?” I guess this is one [...]
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May 9, 12 | 410 – Attack of the Space Monkeys |
Aug 25, 14 | 620 – Her Husband’s Keeper |
Aug 4, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 2 “Master Masticate and the Concubine Cannibals” |
Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
Jerry was late to the party because I needed to remind the audience of his feelings for Spy Gal. I’m sure there was a better way to do that. Not a favorite of mine.
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Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Mar 1, 11 | Pg. 5 “Couture Fashion” |
I knew the back half of this chapter would be light on the Swifty, so I wanted to make sure his last time in the spotlight was a memorable one. Everyone seems to have a different favorite Swifty ailment, but the one I like the best (and the first one I wrote) is the one [...]
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Mar 3, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 3 “The Captain and Jerry” |
Sep 10, 09 | 224 – The Race |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
Mar 4, 21 | 879 – Losing You |
Nov 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
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May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Sep 1, 14 | 622 – Portalmaker |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Yeah, I did a Viagra joke. You almost have to, given the subject matter. I think I did it in the best possible way. It was important to me to have the Healer is so disapproving and grossed out. I think that’s how we all felt the first time we saw Bob Dole talking about [...]
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Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Oct 15, 06 | 22 – Dr. Rocket is Sorry? |
I had been looking for an excuse to do a single-panel strip for a long time and this conclusion of the Healer’s interviews with all the SuperFogeys was a good excuse for it. Originally, the dialogue on this one was vastly different. It was a back and forth between the Healer and the Captain; none [...]
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Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Sep 7, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 2 “Cats at the Back” |
Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed
by Brock Heasley on November 16th, 2006This is one of those connecting strips that I didn’t know I needed until I did. Strip 45 was always a story I was going to tell, but before I got to that story I realized that I had nothing leading into it. What would be Dr. Rocket’s final scheme? Why, bunnies of course. Why [...]
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Apr 22, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Boy Who Lived” |
Jul 9, 14 | 608 – Gumdrops and Rainbows |
Dec 27, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 1 |
Dec 16, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 3 “The New Dr. Rocket” |
45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion
by Brock Heasley on November 17th, 2006See the bunny? I liked the idea that Dr. Rocket kept one bunny for himself. Of course it begs the question…what happened to the bunny? That answer is coming in Chapter 6. This strip took a little longer than your average strip. In the end, I think I probably pumped a little too much detail [...]
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Aug 28, 19 | 795 – The Duality of All Creatures |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Another “ugh” strip for me. I have a real problem with drawing too big for the panel. I truly need to zoom the camera out more. The Healer declaring the Captain the winner without checking the score should come across as a bit strange. He’s just being too nice. It’s the first hint there might [...]
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Sep 10, 12 | 443 – “Open to Ideas” |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
I absolutely love this strip. This is a case of art elevating the script. On paper, this one didn’t seem like it would be much. If anything, I felt like I was trying to do too much. However…I think it works. Bingo Knight was a character name given to me by a reader of my [...]
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Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Mar 19, 12 | 396 – Give Tom a Chance |
Feb 4, 21 | 871 – To Save a Dark World |
Bingo Knight’s design came from the idea that he is essentially a super accountant. I mean, a super hero who settles Bingo scores? How could he be anything BUT an accountant? Once I knew that, all I had to do was put a dorky guy in a Knight costume and the idea sold itself.
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Aug 22, 14 | Pg. 8 “The Captor Revealed” |
Oct 24, 11 | 357 – Now Leaving Medieval Midway |
Mar 19, 07 | 118 – Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
I don’t know how much this strip actually adds to the plot, but it makes me laugh and sometimes that’s enough. A genuinely well-drawn Spy Gal in this strip, I think. She’s a tough one to draw just right and I always have a hard time with her hair.
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Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
Oct 6, 06 | 13 – How About a Kiss? |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
May 5, 12 | Pg. 11 “Fly Away” |
I tried and tried to not make this one a double-sized. I had just done one and I didn’t want to take the time to do another one, but there just wasn’t any other way to make it work. Too many characters all interacting with each other. It has been said that this is one [...]
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Jul 3, 08 | 144 – Jerry Wakes Up |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
May 16, 18 | 787 – Where to Start? |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
This is the one that was lifted almost entirely from the rejected version of strip 43. That’s how a lot of strips get written. I may write lots and lots of possible dialogue for any given strip and if something isn’t right for the idea, but the dialogue is good anyway, I’ll save it and [...]
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Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Aug 8, 12 | 434 – Marching Orders |
Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
This is one I was really excited about doing. The art in the SuperFogeys represents a style that I invented just for this strip. I work in a lot of different styles at my 9-to-5 and in my freelance work, so it was fun to show off one of those styles in this strip. Plus, [...]
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Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Jan 11, 17 | 725 – Slaughter Many, Many More |
Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
By the time I got to this strip I’d really tossed away any notion I had of keeping the same structure of four panels for each strip. This is another of those ideas I had from almost the very beginning of Chapter 2. It’s so weird seeing the Captain standing. I don’t know that I’ll [...]
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Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Aug 29, 12 | 440 – Up, Up and CRASH |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Sep 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
Feb 12, 09 | 195 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 12 “The Conclusion” |
I love Gene. He’s such a jerk and yet, I think, you feel sorry for him. I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s just me. I broke my rule of having Spy Gal being tough enough to defend herself because I couldn’t pass up the joke. I hope no one minded.
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Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
Talk about left field, huh? All I’ll say here is that I do know who the Healer is talking to and it is a hint at something greater and we WILL find out who it is. There are more questions to be asked about this one, but I’ll let you figure out what they are.
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Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
I’m color-blind (mildly so, but still…), but the SuperFogeys are a one man show so you all have to put up with my puke palette. However, it’s always nice when a strip looks pretty like I think this one does. The entire point of this strip is to justify the next one…
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Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Nov 14, 06 | 42 – Dr. Rocket Needs a Special Kind of Healing |
…just as the entire point of Chapter 2 was to justify this one joke. See, I wrote this one as one of the first 10 strips back in the first weeks of the creation of the SuperFogeys. I quickly realized that I couldn’t use it because, uh, hello? Captain Spectacular can’t walk. Thus, Chapter 2 [...]
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Oct 5, 16 | 704 – Ankle Biters |
Oct 17, 06 | 24 – Too Little Too Late |
Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
This is an important call back to the end of Chapter 1. I had to keep Jerry’s unrequited love alive somehow and it seems particularly harsh that it’s now Spy Gal herself who is diminishing him. Jerry’s just fun to mess with.
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And that’s it, folks! Captain Spectacular’s dialogue here with Dr. Klein offers real insight into his character. CS has retired from not only the hero business, but also from life. Even though this seems like a return to the status quo, the Captain will remain healed and able to walk. Might make things interesting later [...]
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Dec 31, 09 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott” – The Sequel! |
Nov 7, 11 | 360 – Decision |
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Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
Titling a chapter is a source of great stress for me. I’m not very good at it and I put it off until I absolutely have to come up with something. That said, “The Techno Shuffle” very much fits what this chapter is going to be all about. Originally, this chapter opened on two characters [...]
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Apr 8, 10 | 251 – One-On-One |
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Nov 2, 06 | 30 – B-I-N-G-O |